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Answers. 1. Yes I have whipping and chopping down 2. Sometimes if it is more fun 3. Wonders are fun. I like to play a balance. 4. I don't usually over-expand. I play on Prince and I have fun doing it. Play the game to have fun. Experiment and find a playstyle that you like. The amount of time...

First thing about Civ IV and BTS is that all games are situational depending on a slew of factors e.g. the civ you play, your starting position and resources, the civs playing against you, and so on. After the situational factors are taken into account, then it comes down to your knowledge of...

Hey, I never said it was the smart way to play and I am on a "lower" level. But I just can't bring myself to mucking along, making friends with the AI, and waiting until it's a good time to make a move. And why isn't this a strategy? Some want to play at high levels by learning the AI and...

I'm curious if other players play this game the way I do, which is: 1. I never give techs away.... ever! (Hey you have scientists?) 2. I don't join wars unless I want to. (You're "cautious" with me and I'm going to join your war?? And if I do you make peace? Where are my free techs for...

I admire anyone that has the skill and patience to play this game peacefully. I wouldn't know where to start. I hardly understand how to tech peacefully. I'm usually so busy fighting, I don't consider other tech trees, nor do I have any idea which tech is leading where (except for the...

After getting AI sandwiched by playing a few Prince games with the aggressive AI.... I decided enough of this crap, I must stink on Prince, I'll just play a Prince game, Pangea, Normal, 7 leaders, with the regular AI and see if I still take it in the shorts. So I take Hannibal and off we go...

Race to Theology. Right to build AP Palace. Leads to the right to get free hammers for your state religious buildings. Leads to the right to control your game without the AI ganging up on you. Leads to the right to be hated by all your neighbors from different religions. Leads to the right to...

Thanks for all your time and hard work. I'm a relatively new BTS player and I think I picked up more tips from this game than anything else I have read on the forum lately. There are so many nuances to this game and it really helps to see someone knowledgable play. Thanks again!

Let's see, in my current game we all have about 4 or 5 cities with the best unit being a horse archer. I'm playing France and Boudica DOWs Justinian. She then demands a tech from me (she's "cautious" towards me). I laugh and tell her to "jam it". (Where is that option by the way?). A couple...

The BTS AI does a very poor job in using siege weapons in general. In my current and previous game the AI had 7-8 siege weapons that were not used on my stack when I attacked his cities. Seems like the AI only knows how to use siege weapons offensively.

Hey thanks for the effort, I've been looking for something like this. I'll probably jot in the UUs and UBs for the leaders I play too.

Hey Longwatcher I like how you think. How do you figure out who has the Palace and what city it's in?? Does the head of the religion usually have it?? And then what, use spies or open borders to find the Palace?? Anyway I think my next strat is to take your option 3 and rush build the AP...

As someone who recently made the switch from Warlords to BTS (I played Prince level on Warlords, always as a warmonger) here are my thoughts after about 8 half games of BTS. 1. The New (Group) AI - The AI is not so different for one civ, however as a group they are much harder to crack (use...

I've just switched over to BTS from Warloads and I have a few spy questions. One article I read on this site said to make 4 or 5 spies, plant them in an enemy's city, wait a turn or two, and then you can perform a mission with your spies. My question - Does this always work regardless of...

I'm wondering how often other players find themselves in unwinnable positions. I was pretty invincible at Warlords level and I basically could win no matter what the variables of the game turned out to be. I am basically a Warmonger that likes to destroy (or vassalize) a culture once it goes...